St. John's University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 55
Drissa Traore
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran
Bio
2023-24
Made 28 appearances off the bench ... averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds across 6.4 minutes of work ... shot 46.3 percent from the floor ... tallied three points in his season debut against Stony Brook (11/7) ... registered a career-high seven points and four boards off the bench against Michigan (11/13) ... drain a pair of 3-pointers for six points to go with two steals against Fordham (12/16).
2022-23
Appeared in 14 games off the bench … made collegiate debut against Merrimack, grabbing two boards (Nov. 7) … tallied first collegiate bucket against LIU (Nov. 29), finishing with two points and a pair of rebounds in six minutes of action … added two points and two rebounds in four minutes of work against Marquette (Jan. 3) … logged a career-high 15 minutes of work at No. 16/15 Xavier (Feb. 4) … snagged two boards in quarterfinal matchup of the BIG EAST Tournament against top-seeded Marquette (March 9).
2021-22
A redshirt season... did not see game action.
Before College
A three-star recruit out of Long Island Lutheran in Brookville… the no. 8 recruit in New York State according to the 247Sports composite… averaged 6.3 points per game as a junior and was one of the team’s leading rebounders… chipped in 5.9 points per game as a sophomore, helping lead the Crusaders to a New York State Federation title… played for PSA Cardinals on the AAU circuit.
Personal
Drissa Traore... born in Harlem, N.Y... son of Ali Traore and Maissata Tangara... has four siblings: Zoumana, Awa, Mariam and Sanaba... chose St. John's because it felt right, it's home and he clicked with the coaching staff... also lettered in soccer at LuHi... lists his parents as the people he admires most and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athlete.
Made 28 appearances off the bench ... averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds across 6.4 minutes of work ... shot 46.3 percent from the floor ... tallied three points in his season debut against Stony Brook (11/7) ... registered a career-high seven points and four boards off the bench against Michigan (11/13) ... drain a pair of 3-pointers for six points to go with two steals against Fordham (12/16).
2022-23
Appeared in 14 games off the bench … made collegiate debut against Merrimack, grabbing two boards (Nov. 7) … tallied first collegiate bucket against LIU (Nov. 29), finishing with two points and a pair of rebounds in six minutes of action … added two points and two rebounds in four minutes of work against Marquette (Jan. 3) … logged a career-high 15 minutes of work at No. 16/15 Xavier (Feb. 4) … snagged two boards in quarterfinal matchup of the BIG EAST Tournament against top-seeded Marquette (March 9).
2021-22
A redshirt season... did not see game action.
Before College
A three-star recruit out of Long Island Lutheran in Brookville… the no. 8 recruit in New York State according to the 247Sports composite… averaged 6.3 points per game as a junior and was one of the team’s leading rebounders… chipped in 5.9 points per game as a sophomore, helping lead the Crusaders to a New York State Federation title… played for PSA Cardinals on the AAU circuit.
Personal
Drissa Traore... born in Harlem, N.Y... son of Ali Traore and Maissata Tangara... has four siblings: Zoumana, Awa, Mariam and Sanaba... chose St. John's because it felt right, it's home and he clicked with the coaching staff... also lettered in soccer at LuHi... lists his parents as the people he admires most and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athlete.
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